Teaching Classics of American Drama (eBook)

Dr. Maria Eisenmann ist Studienrätin im Fach Englisch an der Pädagogischen Hochschule in Freiburg.

Cover 1
Title Page 
2 
Copyright 
3 
Table of Contents 
4 
Body 
6 
Einführung 
6 
A Streetcar Named Desire 11
Teacher’s Section 11
Introduction 11
Pre-Reading Group Work (WS 1) 30 min. 12
Creative Writing (WS 2) 30 min. 13
Names, Characters and Setting Stage Directions (WS 3) 45 min. 14
Focus on Characters and Names (WS 4) 30 min. 15
The Conflict between Blanche and Stanley (WS 5) 30 min. 16
The Beginning of the Film (WS 5) 60 min. 16
Motifs, Symbols and Illusions “The Poker Night” (WS 6) 60 min. 17
“Desire” as Central Motif (WS 7) 45 min. 18
Blanche’s Hopes (WS 7) 60 min. 18
The Paper Moon Song (WS 8) 30 min. 19
The Steps into Blanche’s Breakdown (WS 8) 45 min. 19
Film and Stage Comparison: The Play and Different Film Versions (WS 9) 60 min. 20
Discussion: Blanche´s Final Destruction (WS 9) 30 min. 20
Group Work: Act it out (WS 9) 45 min. 20
Rewriting Writing a Short Story (WS 10) 45 min. 21
A Comparison Tennessee Williams: The Glass Menagerie/1944 30 min. (WS 11+12) 22
Answer Key 24
Death of a Salesman 27
Teacher’s Section Introduction 27
Pre-Reading Group Work (WS 1) 30 min. 28
Typically American (WS 2) 15 min. 29
American Dreams (WS 3+4) 30 min. 30
Stage Directions and Language The Stage Directions (WS 5) 30 min. 32
Language (WS 6) 15 min. 33
Characters Focus on Characters (WS 7) 30 min. 34
Willy Loman and the Business World (WS 8) 60 min. 35
Writing a Summary (WS 9) 45 min. 36
Willy Loman’s Conflict 37
Requiem (WS 10) 30 min. 37
The Conflict (WS 10) 30 min. 37
Discussion: “Willy’s Escape into the Past” (WS 11) 30 min. 38
Themes and Motifs Central Themes (WS 12) 30 min. 39
Central Motifs (WS 12) 30 min. 39
Important Quotes (WS 13) 30 min. 40
Reading a Review Different Views (WS 14+15+16) 60 min. 41
Answer Key 44
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 47
Teacher’s Section Introduction 47
Pre-Reading Group Work (WS 1) 30 min. 48
My Life in 25 Years (WS 2) 15 min. 49
Proverbs about the Topic “Family” (WS 2) 15 min. 49
Close Reading Close Reading — “Fun and Games” (WS 3) 60 min. 50
Close Reading — “Walpurgisnacht” (WS 4) 60 min. 51
Close Reading — “The Exorcism” (WS 5) 60 min. 52
Characters and Settings Focus on the Characters (WS 6) 45 min. 53
Film Direction (WS 7) 45 min. 54
Quiz (WS 8+9) 45 min. 55
Review Theater Review (WS 10+11) 30 min. 57
Writing a Review (WS 12) 45 min. 59
Answer Key 60
Glossary 63